ענק
Hebrew edit
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ע־נ־ק (ʿ-n-q) |
Noun edit
עֲנָק • (anák) m
- giant
- necklace
- Tanach, Song of Songs 4:9, with translation of the New International Version:
- לִבַּבְתִּנִי אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה, לִבַּבְתִּינִי; בְּאַחַת מֵעֵינַיִךְ, בְּאַחַד עֲנָק מִצַּוְּרֹנָיִךְ.
- libbavtíni aẖotí challá, libbavtíni; bəaẖát me'enáich, bəaẖád ʿanáq mittzavvəronáich.
- You have stolen my heart, my sister, my bride; you have stolen my heart with one glance of your eyes, with one jewel of your necklace.
- (as a modifier) giant, gigantic, huge
- שיטפונות ענק ― shit'fonót-anák ― massive floods
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- עֲנָקִי (anakí)
References edit
- “ענק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
- ענק on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From unattested forms in Old High German, from inflected forms of Proto-West Germanic *jit, from Proto-Germanic *inkw and *inkwiz, inflected forms of *jut. Cognate with Bavarian enk.
Pronoun edit
ענק • (enk)